Chapter 3152

The book was placed beside the pillow, Xia De kept the state of being covered by the quilt, one hand supported the bed, and his head probed under the bed.

Because the indoor light was insufficient, it was pitch black under the bed. And when Xia De stared at that darkness, two women's heads that were almost fused together rushed out from the darkness under the bed.

Xia De was startled, and then said to the bottom of the bed:

"Megan, Audrey, aren't you at No. 7 St. Deran Square next door? How did you appear from under the bed all of a sudden?"

The four arms of the smiling sisters grabbed the edge of the bed, revealing two bodies wearing nightgowns:

"Of course, to prevent others from noticing we left the room. Oh, haven't the others arrived yet? Then see you in a while."

Saying this, the Edwards ladies hid back under the bed again, and after holding their breath, even Xia De could barely detect their traces.

He then sat upright on the bed again, and just as he was about to discuss with "Her" who would be the next to arrive, the cat in the closet suddenly meowed.

"Sorry! Little Leaving Xiao Leaving Xiao Miya, I really didn't know you were here!"

Silvia apologized to the cat while walking out of the closet, and Xia De hurriedly got out of bed to soothe the cat. After the closet was closed again, the young black-haired witch smiled:

"How about it, Xia De, this way of appearing is very novel, right? I originally planned to scare you, but I didn't expect to be scared by Little Leaving Xiao Leaving Xiao Miya instead."

"You can't scare me, you're late."

"Yes, yes, I know you are a very bold person. So, haven't the others arrived yet? Then let's give them a surprise in a while."

Saying this, she drilled under the bed, and then there was the sound of being scared by Megan and Audrey again.

"They are really..."

He returned to his bed again, but just as he picked up the book, he suddenly looked toward the window. A black shadow flashed behind the curtain, and then Miss Jia Lin Na walked out with a smile:

"Did I scare you?"

"How come you all..."

"Princess Lei Qianya hasn't arrived yet? I'm going to give her a scare in a while!"

Saying this, she also drilled under the bed, and then another burst of fine whispering sounds came from under the bed. Xia De clutched the quilt, not knowing what to say for a moment, but this time he learned his lesson and didn't go to get the book again. Two minutes later, he indeed heard footsteps again in the bedroom where no one was walking.

Looking toward the door, a black shadow slid rapidly along the floor toward the bed. When the shadow approached, it was discovered to be Vanessa's head; she drilled out from under the floor and pounced into the arms of Xia De, who was leaning against the headboard pillow, with a smile and hugged him.

The hug allowed Xia De to see behind her; he clearly saw the eight hands reaching out from under the bed at this time, trying to grab Vanessa's legs. But she quickly broke free from Xia De's arms, and those arms were all retracted:

"Am I the first one to come? Oh, they are really slow, I'm going to scare them."

Then, as expected, she also drilled under the bed. Next was an exclamation from Vanessa, but the sound disappeared quickly, and Xia De guessed that someone had covered her mouth.

"Can this bed really hide so many people?"

He thought suspiciously, and considered whether he should go down and take a look in a while.

All four great witches arrived. Just as Xia De was wondering if there was a secret abnormal space under the bed, he felt something grab his legs in the quilt.

Lifting the quilt to look, red-haired Princess Lei Qianya drilled out:

"Good evening, Xia De."

Her Highness the Princess had a very bright smile, not giving Xia De a chance to interject at all:

"It's really quiet here, am I the first one to come? What are they being reserved about? Since they are so modest, then I won't be polite now... Oh!"

Miss Jia Lin Na, who had crawled out half of her body from under the bed, reached into the quilt and grabbed Princess Lei Qianya's leg, then pulled her out from the quilt with a jerk, dragging her from the foot of the bed into the space under the bed.

"This..."

Xia De blinked, finding that there was no sound under the bed, so he went to tidy up his quilt again. After waiting for a few more minutes, the door of the room was opened normally, and Luweiya and Duoluoxi, holding hands, wearing slippers and nightgowns, walked in with light footsteps.

The writer lady looked suspiciously at every corner of the room:

"Xia De, Princess Lei Qianya just said she was swallowed by the resentment under the bed and asked me to come here to save her. What does this mean?"

Luweiya was also sizing up the room; she found it incredible that they had arrived the earliest.

However, with Princess Lei Qianya "snitching" to Duoluoxi, it was obvious they wouldn't be scared. So the witches complained together and crawled out from under the bed, while Princess Lei Qianya followed behind her great-aunt, stood up, jumped to Duoluoxi's side, and pointed at Miss Jia Lin Na, saying:

"Look, this is the resentment under the bed."

The sound transmission inside the room had long been blocked by powerful strange spells, and because the space under the bed was cleaned very cleanly, the girls didn't get dust or stains on them, so joking with each other wouldn't affect what happened next.

"What are you all doing hiding under the bed?"

Luweiya asked the witches with a smile. Megan and Audrey, who were the first to drill under the bed, didn't want to explain:

"Then let's begin, oh, there isn't much time left until dawn."

"Are all of you here?"

Silvia asked, and Vanessa counted carefully with one hand on her waist:

"Grace and Helen aren't participating in such an occasion... That Red Moon Witch hasn't come yet. Xia De, do we need to wait for her?"

"Dannister is probably embarrassed; she probably won't come."

Xia De knew the administrator lady's personality very well, but Miss Jia Lin Na was somewhat dissatisfied with this:

"It seems she isn't fully prepared to join this family, but it doesn't matter, we'll let her join in a while."

"You want to pull her over?"

Xia De asked, seeing the girls wearing various nightgowns sitting on the edge of the bed, with only Vanessa and Luweiya still standing.

"Yes, but there is another problem: this bed of yours is too small. Are you going to let only a few people get on it in a while, while others stand by and watch?"

Vanessa asked, and Xia De hurriedly shook his head; that scene was truly too bizarre.

He originally wanted to say that he had already planned to sleep on the floor tonight, but the blonde Thirteenth-Ring Earth Witch had already opened her right palm, and an ancient crystal appeared.

It was called "ancient" because the crystal was not only covered with blue and golden light spots inside, but its surface was also covered with fine cracks, making it look like it was carrying endless time. Its shape was like an oval gemstone, and the true core inside was a black light spot.

Faint blue and warm gold were intertwined, and with its appearance, it gave people a dreamlike, hazy feeling. The light in the crystal trembled with the frequency of breathing; it was a warm and subtle vibration. When Xia De stared at the crystal, the cracks on its surface were actually expanding slowly, and the slight whispering sound seemed to be calling out memories hidden deep in the soul.

Those memories slowly condensed in the air, floating in the mist in the bedroom, and gradually formed familiar scenes and sounds...

Xia De shook his head violently, letting himself break free from that hazy illusion. Although Vanessa hadn't introduced what this was, he still knew the name of this thing:

"Angel-level relic - Core of the Old Days. Is this the relic you originally prepared for me to expand the house?"

Vanessa nodded with a smile:

"Yes, I borrowed one from Xilisi to use tonight. If it were to form a long-term illusion of the old days, the danger would indeed be very high, but it's just an illusion for one night, and with us great witches here, it's no problem."

"I remember Miss Jia Lin Na said this was a one-time relic."

"It doesn't matter, Xilisi has plenty more; after all, the 【Order of the Forgotten】 has nowhere to use them."

She carefully handed the crystal in her hand to Xia De, and Xia De held it with both hands. Only then did he discover that in the cracks on the surface of the crystal, a small section formed a sentence that could be interpreted:

【Not longing and reluctance, just nostalgia and sentimentality.】

"If it's really used, this would be the most typical case of relic abuse... Don't modern scholars suspect that the reason for the end of the Witch Era might be the abuse of relics by those witch emperors?"

He whispered, and then saw everyone looking at him. After a slight thought, Xia De crushed the crystal with force. So all the glowing nebula-like colors in the crystal condensed into the black light spot in the center, and finally merged into Xia De's body.

A strong sense of sorrow for an instant made him unable to help closing his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, although the surrounding environment was still the interior of his own bedroom, the air seemed to have an extra... very strange light that made people feel sentimental.

"It seems your mental power is indeed very strong; you succeeded so easily. This is already in the illusion of the old days created by the Core of the Old Days. Theoretically, this can be considered a dream; anyone can completely leave here as long as they want to wake up."

"Of course, in the situation where Xia De, the holder of the old core, is in the dream, we all enter this illusion with our own bodies."

Vanessa said and kissed Xia De directly, then asked with a smile:

"Look, the touch is real, right?"

"Vanessa, you can't sneak a bite."

Silvia tugged at her sleeve, and Megan said with a smile:

"Xia De, try using the power of this relic to let that 'Red Moon Witch' come over too. Or, why don't you communicate your wishes with her first? In short, don't waste time; the time flow in the illusion created by the Core of the Old Days is indeed different from reality, but time is not completely frozen after all."

"You all wait a moment, I'll go communicate, I respect her choice."

After saying this, Xia De disappeared directly, and when he returned holding the hand of the red-haired girl who was a bit embarrassed, he found that the girls were no longer in the bedroom.

(End of chapter)